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U..S President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, committed to "maximizing pressure on North Korea," the White House said Monday, amid an escalating crisis over Pyongyang's ballistic and nuclear weapons programs.
In a phone call the two men discussed "North Korea's continued defiance ...

China's ruling Communist Party is expected to amend its constitution at a key party congress next month, state media said on Monday, in a sign that President Xi Jinping aims to enshrine his guiding ideological doctrine in the charter.
Since assuming office almost five years ...

North Korea said Monday that further economic and diplomatic pressure from the United States will only serve to help Pyongyang accelerate the pace of its nuclear arms development.
"The increased moves of the United States and its vassal forces to impose sanctions and pressure on ...

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said on Sunday the U.N. Security Council has run out of options on containing North Korea's nuclear program and the United States may have to turn the matter over to the Pentagon.
"We have pretty much exhausted ...

Macau voters have elected a young pro-democracy activist to the Chinese casino capital's legislature, as opposition lawmakers expanded their presence at the expense of candidates linked to the gambling industry.
The results released early Monday are a surprising sign of faith in young people with ...

The jailing of Hong Kong's best-known democracy activists has pushed a new wave of young leaders to take the helm as they seek to keep the movement's message alive.
Joshua Wong and Nathan Law, who carved out international reputations with their campaigning, were both sent ...

Charismatic New Zealand opposition leader Jacinda Ardern rallied support Sunday for the final week of a roller-coaster election campaign that has her center-left Labour Party within sight of an unlikely victory.
Labour had been heading for disaster at the Sept. 23 polls until Ardern took ...

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said Thursday he will retaliate against a U.S. halt on the issuing of most visas to senior foreign ministry officials and their families by suspending missions by U.S. military-led teams searching for the remains of Americans missing in action ...

Singapore got its first female president Wednesday, but the milestone was overshadowed by criticism that her selection was undemocratic after she was handed the job without a vote.
Halimah Yacob, a former speaker of parliament from the Muslim Malay minority, did not have to face ...

Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi, facing outrage over ethnic violence that has forced about 370,000 Rohingya Muslims to flee to Bangladesh, will not attend the upcoming U.N. General Assembly because of the crisis, her office said on Wednesday.
The exodus of refugees, sparked by ...

The Republican chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee is nixing plans to expand U.S. military ties with Myanmar because of its persecution of minority Rohingya Muslims.
Sen. John McCain said in a statement Tuesday that he had hoped for greater U.S. engagement with Myanmar ...

Peru on Monday ordered North Korea's ambassador to leave the country within five days because of Pyongyang's nuclear tests in defiance of the international community.
The Foreign Ministry's announcement declaring Ambassador Kim Hak Chol "persona non grata" came as the U.N. Security Council unanimously imposed ...